Submitting Your Proposal

Proposals will be submitted to the sponsor in conjunction with SPARC. There are multiple steps and internal approvals required before submitting to the sponsor. Per Rice’s Policy 301, the proposal should be routed and approved in Cayuse no less than five business days before the submission deadline. The steps involved in submitting the grant are outlined below.

Once a proposal has been completed in Cayuse SP, it must be submitted to the sponsoring agency. Agencies may differ in how they wish grant proposals to be submitted. Submission requirements will be listed in the Funding Announcement.

Once the proposal is finalized in Cayuse SP and in some cases the applicable submission portal (i.e. Cayuse 424, Fastlane), your SPARC Grant Specialist will review and give you feedback on the proposal.

The Grant Specialist will submit the proposal upon confirmation that it is final and ready to submit. Please note: The Grant Specialist will never submit your proposal without approval of the PI or the Department Administrator working on the proposal.

You can contact your SPARC Grant Specialist at any time with any question related to your grant proposal.